Anna Rutledge (83) works from home as both tech support and a legal assistant. Bill Reid (83) continues to work with Texas DSHS and recently had his 15th year anniversary. He and his wife celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary. Lisa Cochran Sawyer (83) is a senior technical writer at Kimbia, in Austin TX. Karen Rosenthal Watkins’ (83) eldest daughter is going to be graduating from North Texas soon. Peter Freeborn (84) works as an independent software consultant for ExxonMobil.
Christian Schnitger (86) got together with former SAS students in a small reunion at Fort Worth, TX, October 2013. Pictured from left to right are Chris, Greg Waldron (88), Bill Anderson (86), and Bill Bass (87). In 2014, he went to Vietnam to see Greg Waldron (88) get married.
Katy Hayes Jordan’s (79) youngest daughter got married in November 2014. Mary McGill (79) took certification classes at UC Berkeley, and is also surfing, sailing, and enjoying the Californian lifestyle! Lou Reguero (79) and wife Chris stopped by SAS during their 25th anniversary trip in Singapore and Bali. He played in the first SACAC football season on the Boilermakers and attended the opening ceremonies for SACAC football’s 40th anniversary. He plans to donate his 1975 SACAC football yearbook and flyer to the SACAC archives.
Evelyn Humphrey Christian (80) recently started fresh with a new house and a new job. Leslie Babinec-Trout (81), husband Tim and children settled back in Texas after spending 4 years in Nevada and 2 years in Arizona. They have been enjoying life in Katy and reconnecting with their SAS family. Rebecca Stateham Darrah (81) proudly announced a change from 22 years of living in Southern California. She took a 46
Marcia Ekas Hampton (81) has returned to the DC area after 21 years abroad and is enjoying herself in Arlington, VA. Mike Morton (81) has now been at Dell for a fulfilling 10+ years, working in the experience design group most recently to help integrate recent storage acquisitions into consistent Dell user and brand experience.
Pilar Wolfsteller (87) returned to the US in July 2013 after spending over 21 years overseas. In Boston she works as a senior writer and editor for Management Consultant Oliver Wyman. Mark Steve Holtebeck (88) is working at HP in Palo Alto, a short drive away from his home in Hayward, CA. Warren Webster (88), a guidance counselor at Kings Road campus and Mary Webster (88), a kindergarten teacher at the Ulu Pandan campus happily announce their lifestyle after retirement, which includes golf, tennis, kayaking and the many wonderful cultural programs offered in WinstonSalem, NC. Their twin sons, Colin and Kyle, who attended grades 3-6 at Ulu Pandan, keep Warren and Mary busy with three lovely grandchildren.
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Anne Kirby Reilly (81) donated a kidney to her youngest son. “Consider giving the gift of life!”
Seema Qureshi (82) lives in Plano, TX and just celebrated her 22nd work anniversary at Mary Kay Inc. Kathi Kreiling Whitley (82) works as a communications and content manager at Abila. She and her husband Allen are empty nesters!
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Monish Bandodkar (92) just bought a house across from Richard Nixon’s home. Vallerie Jain Govind (92) is currently on her fourth year of medical school. Tony Phillips (92) is married with two boys and working as a physical security consultant in DC. Jeff Foxhoven (93) is living in Houston and has 3 children. Kelly Grady (93) has been a flight attendant for an impressive 17 years. She has 2 boys, aged 3 and 5. John Hoopingarner (93) works at BP, was married in the summer of 2013, and welcomed his first child, John Rice Hoopingarner in fall 2014. John Paul Botcheller (95) married his Elizabeth on June 29, 2013. Carrie Pais (95) is currently working in event planning in NYC. Connor Ambrose (97) had his second child, Ellison. Emily Bones (97) is an education resource specialist and chemistry solutions editor for the American Chemical Society in Washington, DC.
Allison Franz Williams (98) got married to Mark Williams October 11, 2011 at the Iguaza Falls in Argentina. She had a baby girl, Estella Marie, on Nov 21, 2012. They live in Las Colinas, a suburb of Dallas. Mike Ajamiseba (99) is an engineer for Schlumberger in Houston, Texas. He runs the Hess Corporation Deepwater cementing at the Gulf of Mexico.
Neha Jain (99) moved back to Dallas from New York City. She was married in 2014. Brittani Sonnenberg (99) announced the publication of her debut novel, Home Leave. It was chosen as a “book to watch out for” in June 2014 by the New Yorker online.
Neha Singh (97) says living in Los Angeles is a dream. She is practicing dentistry and happily married with 2 wonderful kids. Diya is 6 and Dev is 3. Andrew Berg (98) and brother Blair Berg (02) came face to face in the championship game of the International Schools Activities Council (ISAC) Boys Volleyball Tournament held in November 2013 at the American International School of Kuwait. Andy coaches the volleyball team from the American Community School in Amman, Jordan, and his brother coaches at the American School of Kuwait. Sherry Deboo (98) works for JP Morgan Chase in commercial banking.
Colin Russell (81) moved out of town to a home with a beautiful 20-mile hill county view of Austin. Linda Coon (82) married Bennett Lee Perkins on May 3, 2014. They live with her 10-year-old daughter Jenna Wise in northwest Houston.
Leia Stough (98) met Javier, a comfort advisor at Tri Country Air Conditioning, in Venice, FL, at the State Farm office where she sells insurance. On February 21, 2014, they exchanged their vows in front of family and friends on board the Norwegian Sky Cruise Ship. They sailed out of Miami for a three day trip to the Bahamas a short while after, joined by former SAS students: Paige Stough (00), and their best friends, Holly Jordano (98) and Jason Maloch (97).
Tareq Kay (98) has 3 kids. Youngest is 2, oldest is 6.
Notes & Quotes
Notes & Quotes
1980s
2-year assignment with Boeing at NAS Patuxent River, MD. Only 1 of her 3 kids came along for the ride; “family travel just got less expensive.”
Julia Slee (85) is a Senior Director of Human Resources for Cartera Commerce in Lexington, MA.
engineer at Content Analyst Company. She celebrated her 40th birthday by jumping out of an airplane.
Winta Mehtsun (98) is a surgical resident at MGH, Massachusetts General Hospital. Nathalie Vo-Ta Antus (90) was appointed as planning commissioner for the city of Clearlake, CA. She continues to write and film, as well as raise her young daughter.
Hubert Pan (98) finished up medical school at UCSD, and is working on his residency in radiation oncology.
Nicholas Dale (99) married to Amanda on Feb 14, 2015. Tons of SAS alums were in attendance.
Leigh Lawhon Boone (91) although yet to marry, has decided to change her last name to Boone. She works as a Senior UI SPRING 2015
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